Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… Co-creating a climate action plan for a zero carbon city 2021-2040 Image: The Crown Estate CONTENTS 1. FOREWORD 3 2. SUMMARY 4 3. INTRODUCTION 5 4. EMISSIONS IN WESTMINSTER 7 5. DEVELOPING A 2040 CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN FOR WESTMINSTER 9 6. DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION – INVITING YOUR VIEWS 11 PEOPLE…
… http://www.westminster.gov.uk/climate-change mailto:climateemergency@westminster.gov.uk 1. FOREWORD T he pandemic has changed the world in fundamental ways; the one thing it has only made more urgent is the climate emergency. We have seen a glimpse of less polluted streets and cleaner air and we don’t want to go back. The council will lead by example and the steps we have…
… of net zero carbon emissions by 2040 will affect almost every aspect of our daily lives. But we cannot do this alone. It is vital that we work in partnership to tackle climate change and I encourage you all to get involved in shaping the city’s approach to tackling the climate emergency. I very much want us to create a climate emergency action plan together that fully reflects the priorities…
… zero by 2050. Westminster City Council declared a climate emergency in September 2019 and committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions from council operations by 2030 and across the city by 2040. Net Zero Net zero is the balance between the emissions we produce and those we remove from the atmosphere through emission saving activities and offsetting. We achieve net zero when the amount…
…. The remaining emissions are produced by transport (11%) and other sources such as waste disposal and industrial processes (1.5%). COUNCIL EMISSIONS The council has set an ambitious target to become net zero by 2030. The direct actions the council is taking to cut emissions will form part of Westminster’s climate emergency action plan. We generated almost 45,000 tonnes of carbon from our buildings…